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EP 1100111 A1 20010516 - Deflection arrangement for separating two particle beams

Title (en)

Deflection arrangement for separating two particle beams

Title (de)

Ablenkeinheit zur Separation zweier Teilchenstrahlen

Title (fr)

Unité de déviation pour la séparation de deux faisceaux de particules

Publication

EP 1100111 A1 20010516 (EN)

Application

EP 99122581 A 19991112

Priority

EP 99122581 A 19991112

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a deflection arrangement for separating two particle beams, with an electrostatic deflector and a magnetic deflector having a common optical axis and generating crossed electrostatic and magnetic deflection fields, wherein the two particle beams pass the deflection arrangements from opposite sides. The two deflectors are adapted to deflect one of the two beams achromatically by an angle a and the other beam by an angle beta ≥ 3 alpha with respect to its angle of incidence, respectively.

IPC 1-7

H01J 37/28; H01J 37/147

IPC 8 full level

G01N 23/225 (2006.01); H01J 37/05 (2006.01); H01J 37/147 (2006.01); H01J 37/244 (2006.01); H01J 37/28 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

G01Q 60/00 (2010.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01J 37/05 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 37/147 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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  • [A] MEISBURGER W D ET AL: "LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRON-OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR THE HIGH-SPEED INSPECTION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B, vol. 10, no. 6, 1 November 1992 (1992-11-01), pages 2804 - 2808, XP000332485
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Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1100111 A1 20010516; EP 1100111 B1 20021009; DE 69903439 D1 20021114; DE 69903439 T2 20030703; JP 2001148227 A 20010529; US 6509569 B1 20030121

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99122581 A 19991112; DE 69903439 T 19991112; JP 2000294075 A 20000927; US 69042500 A 20001017